Publisher Agreement
Duke authors must ensure that agreements with publishers permit the submission of the author’s manuscript to NIH.
- Submit this letter with your manuscript alerting the publisher to the fact that the manuscript is subject to the NIH policy and Duke University expects them to comply with the policy.
- There is also suggested wording that you can add to a publisher’s agreement to ensure that you can fulfill the NIH policy.
- You can review your contract language with Duke’s Scholarly Communications Officer, Kevin L. Smith (919-668-4451).
- Check the SHERPA RoMEO database for a summary of permissions that are normally given as part of each publisher's copyright transfer agreement.
- Check the journal's Website for their policies before submitting a manuscript.
